Hi Taters:
I ran my Compact 7's with a Rel Stadium II for a while in my 14 X 23 X 9 room. The Rel is known for its ability to integrate seamlessly with monitors and I did feel that it added a firmer foundation to the music without a lot of discontinuity BUT at the end of the day I decided that a sub and monitor based loudspeaker system just wasn't for me. As good as the Rel is I always felt that I could "hear" the sub and found myself constantly tweaking it (position, settings, volume) to try to get the sound to be part of a whole cloth. In the end the extended bass was not worth the loss of coherence and musicality. I decided instead to try to find a larger, full range speaker that did what the Harbeth's did so well (loved them!) and had more and better bass. It took a while but I finally was able to get there with Daedalus. All I can suggest is that you give it a try and see how it works for you. I ended up selling my Rel for exactly what I paid for it so no harm in giving it a shot.
I ran my Compact 7's with a Rel Stadium II for a while in my 14 X 23 X 9 room. The Rel is known for its ability to integrate seamlessly with monitors and I did feel that it added a firmer foundation to the music without a lot of discontinuity BUT at the end of the day I decided that a sub and monitor based loudspeaker system just wasn't for me. As good as the Rel is I always felt that I could "hear" the sub and found myself constantly tweaking it (position, settings, volume) to try to get the sound to be part of a whole cloth. In the end the extended bass was not worth the loss of coherence and musicality. I decided instead to try to find a larger, full range speaker that did what the Harbeth's did so well (loved them!) and had more and better bass. It took a while but I finally was able to get there with Daedalus. All I can suggest is that you give it a try and see how it works for you. I ended up selling my Rel for exactly what I paid for it so no harm in giving it a shot.